[Fot] wire wheels - balancing

[riverside at southslope.net]

We had a local machinist make a tapered hole in an old
hex knock off and it has done very well.

cost was less than $30

art de armond

-----Original Message----- 
From: Alexandre Camoletti
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:31 AM
To: 'Randall' ; 'Jack Brooks' ; 'FOT List'
Subject: Re: [Fot] wire wheels - balancing

Dear Listers, MWS in England (manufacturer of the Dunlop wire wheels) sell
the complete Cutteridge adapter kit for £ 180
http://shop.mwsint.com/product_details.asp?id=1041

They provide also the usual balancing instructions:
http://www.mwsint.com/site/cms/contentCategoryView.asp?category=140

Otherwise you can make your own adapter with a wire wheel hub extension
(costs £ 25 from MWS) and a sacrificial spinner ($18 from MWS) of which you
cut the centre with a lathe.
This is what I did, see pix encl (hope it goes through the list).

You get those pretty easily on ebay, otherwise new from MWS (with certainty
they run straight), for a total of £43 for both.
Extension: http://shop.mwsint.com/product_details.asp?id=564
Spinner http://shop.mwsint.com/product_details.asp?id=437

Hope this helps!
Warm regards to all listers!
Alex Camoletti (Geneva-Switzerland)
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] De la part de Randall
Envoyé : lundi 25 juillet 2016 15:25
À : 'Jack Brooks'; 'FOT List'
Objet : Re: [Fot] wire wheels - balancing

> -Does anyone sell an adapter kit?  I would like to own a set of
> fixtures because this is not getting any easier over time.

Hunter sells the correct cones & cups as an accessory to their machines.
However, the price was somewhat prohibitive as I recall, and might not fit
other machines.

An alternative, for home use, is to find an old on-the-car balancer.  More
tedious to use, but they ensure the entire rotating assembly is balanced,
including hub and rotor/drum etc.

Don't forget, you'll also need to match the "cup" inside the knockoff as
that is what locates the outboard side of the wheel.

Randall

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